The Mālama Honua Movement

Mālama Honua means to care for our Island Earth, but in Hawaiian, Mālama Honua means to take care of everything that makes up our world: People, land, oceans, living beings, and our community. It means learning from the Pacific Islander tradition of taking care of your limited resources as though you were living on a canoe in the open ocean. On a canoe, water, food, plants, and other basic needs are in limited supply and tended to with great care.

As we voyage around the world, we are discovering and sharing stories of hope that help us understand how indigenous and local wisdom can guide us in solving some of the greatest challenges we face as a global society today. Stories from our canoes and crew are marked with our blue and red Hōkūleʻa logo, while stories shared by supporters like you are marked with a green Hōkūleʻa logo. How do you Mālama Honua? Share with us an inspiring story, website or project in the form at the bottom of the page.